If you are not out looking for cholera -free water for your starving infant; if you are not wondering if your whole family has passed away into the ocean; if you are not being bombed by an insane crazyman or under the control of a bullying abuser:
breathe
deep
look up and around
be nice.
64 daily ways of peace from A Season for Nonviolence:
( located on http://www.k-state.edu/womenscenter/ )
here are two:
46. Compassion
Mother Teresa implored us to “find someone who thinks he is alone and let him know that he is not.” Today, do as Mother Teresa suggests.
49. Honor
Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.” Before each meal today, stop to honor all the hands that brought it to you and to bless the earth for its bounty.
breathe
deep
look up and around
be nice.
64 daily ways of peace from A Season for Nonviolence:
( located on http://www.k-state.edu/womenscenter/ )
here are two:
46. Compassion
Mother Teresa implored us to “find someone who thinks he is alone and let him know that he is not.” Today, do as Mother Teresa suggests.
49. Honor
Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.” Before each meal today, stop to honor all the hands that brought it to you and to bless the earth for its bounty.
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| it's gotta be Janie's dog, |
but the bitterness of the past---
Let
the seasons
act
as a gentle wall to help you pass through pain.
